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The End of the Affair

Graham Greene

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Mar 31, 2011 Chrissie rated it it was ok

Shelves: audible-us, religion, fiction, classics, 2015-read, relationships, love

I am terribly disappointed by the end. The first half was intriguing and piqued my interest. The last half went further and further downhill.

Religion IS an important theme to the author and of this book. Love relationships too.

I will definitely try more by the author because I enjoy the writing, but I must honestly state that my original concern with reading a book by Graham Greene has been confirmed.

I just cannot say more without giving spoilers. (view spoiler) ...more

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May 22, 2017 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it liked it

Shelves: classics, 1001-books

Jealousy. This book is not about love or hate; it is all about jealousy. The jealousy of man and the jealousy of God.

I listened to the audio version, read by Colin Firth and that was exquisite. He earns a solid five stars! I wish I could give the book the same rating. I loved the first two thirds of the book but the ending third went off course for me. For me there was so much emotion mined from the relationship between the three lead characters. It was a wonderful examination of what it means ...more

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May 10, 2011 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: novellas, book-and-movie, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, read-2011, library-loan

From IMDb:
On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.

Exceptionally the movie is so good as the book. ...more

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Sep 08, 2019 Karen rated it it was ok

Shelves: 1001

2.5, meaning the writing was fine. Greene is a good writer, I didn't really like the characters in this book, I found myself frustrated by them. ...more

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